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How to Win Twitch vs Sona Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Sona

How to Beat Sona as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Sona as Twitch

based on 3,768 Twitch vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Sona as Twitch came out of an evaluation of 3768 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Twitch encounters Sona in only 2.5% of his matches.

Twitch vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Twitch does a below average job of countering Sona. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.6% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Twitch versus Sona matches, Twitch’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Sona.

Best Twitch vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

The CollectorWit's EndRabadon's DeathcapInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Twitch to level upe
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Second ability for Twitch to level upq
>
Last skill for Twitch to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Sona as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Sona

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

Advice to Win Against Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Twitch vs Sona Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Sona Image
7.6
< Kills >
2.2
6.2
< Deaths >
5.5
6.8
< Assists >
14.7
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
144
< Minions Killed >
28
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.63
15,634
< Physical Damage >
1,677
3,111
< Magic Damage >
8,041
3,945
< True Damage >
510
22,691
< Damage Dealt >
10,228
20,649
< Damage Taken >
18,662
11,673
< Gold Earned >
8,602
1.99
< Towers >
2.52
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,706
< Total Healing >
12,678
12,035
< Experience >
10,642
20
< Vision Score >
54
9
< Wards Placed >
24
309
< Time Dealing CC >
48

How to Counter Sona with Twitch in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several strategic Twitch against Sona matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Sona’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Twitch often has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Sona. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Twitch and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Sona

Who is Better, Twitch or Sona?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Twitch usually loses when taking on Sona, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Twitch makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Twitch does have a lower win rate compared to Sona, when on opposite teams, Twitch also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Twitch into Sona.

Furthermore, Twitch has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sona. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Twitch is a bad counter for Sona. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Twitch against Sona.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Twitch, we analyzed 3,768 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Sona as Twitch comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Twitch to counter Sona during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch typically accumulates much more CS relative to Sona. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Twitch versus Sona build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Twitch bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Sona than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Twitch had an average winrate of 47.6% when playing against Sona with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Sona as Twitch, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Twitch vs Sona counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.

If you want to view Twitch vs Sona tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using every round completed with both champions.